The title took the top prize at the PPA Scotland event in Edinburgh on November 30 as well as the award for Best Consumer Magazine Design.
Edinburgh firm CMYK Design was also a winner on the night, taking three awards in total: Best Business & Professional Magazine Design for FYi, the magazine of the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland; Customer Magazine of the Year for Aurora, the magazine for all eleven Highlands & Islands Airports; and Member Magazine of the Year for Surgeons’ News, for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
The Big Issue Scotland, based in Glasgow, also picked up three awards: Best Magazine Cover, Consumer Magazine Editor of the Year and Consumer Magazine Feature Writer of the Year.
The Murray Cochran Award, launched by PPA Scotland in 2009, is the most prestigious accolade for an individual working in Scottish magazine publishing and was awarded to Gordon Young of Carnyx Group, Glasgow.
Magazine Publishing Graduate of the Year was Pamela Jane Morris. This award is given in recognition of the close ties being developed between PPA Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University and is open to students who have graduated in the MSc Publishing course.
More than 300 guests joined in the celebrations at the gala dinner and award ceremony hosted by comedian Craig Hill at Prestonfield House Hotel on St Andrew’s Night, November 30.
Kathy Crawford, PPA Scotland Business Manager, said: "The publishers, magazines and individuals recognised by this year's awards continues to show just how strong the magazine sector is in Scotland and we're grateful to them for coming together to make this event a real showcase for the best in the industry."
2011 Scottish Magazine Award winners
Scottish Magazine of the Year
Animal Planet, DC Thomson
Murray Cochran Award
Gordon Young, Carnyx Group, Glasgow
Magazine publishing graduate of the year
Pamela Jane Morris, Edinburgh Napier University
Chairman’s Award
John Ross Scott, Living Orkney, Orkney Media
Best magazine design: business & professional
FYi, CMYK Design
Best magazine design: consumer
Animal Planet, DC Thomson
Best magazine cover
El Presidente, The Big Issue Scotland
Brand extension
The Official Jacqueline Wilson Mag, DC Thomson
Business & professional magazine of the year
ENT & Audiology News, Pinpoint Scotland
Consumer magazine of the year
Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Customer magazine of the year
Aurora, CMYK Design
Digital magazine of the year
Life, White Light Media
Digital strategy of the year
The List, The List
Editor of the year: business & professional magazines
Gillian Macdonald, Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education
Editor of the year: consumer magazines
Paul McNamee, The Big Issue Scotland
Feature writer of the year: business & professional magazines
Ross Reid, Holyrood, Holyrood Communications
Feature writer of the year: consumer magazines
Adam Forrest, The Big Issue Scotland
Member magazine of the year
Surgeons’ News, CMYK Design
Publisher of the year
Paul Grant, PSP Publishing
Sales initiative of the year
The Beano, DC Thomson
Staff magazine of the year
The Exova Magazine, White Light Media
The Judges
Caroline Binnie, CIPR Scotland Chairman & Falkirk Council
Murray Calder, IPA Scotland Chairman & MediaCom
Jenny Carter, Managing Director, Jenny Carter Communications
Avril Gray, Programme Leader, Postgraduate Publishing, Edinburgh Napier University
Nick Haworth, Creative Director, Primitive Media
Terry Mansfield CBE, The Hearst Corporation & Chairman of Judges
Peter Martin, Head of Magazines, Menzies Distribution
David McMurray, Publishing Consultant
Pauline Miller Judd, Head of School of Arts & Creative Industries, Edinburgh Napier University
Francis Stones, European Business Development Manager, BPA Worldwide
Gavin Wallace, Portfolio Manager, Literature & Publishing, Creative Scotland
Christopher Ward Chairman, Redwood Group & Vice-chairman of Judges
The Sponsors
PPA Scotland thanks the following companies for their generous support: Acorn Web Offset, Air Business, Allmediascotland, City Litho, Headley Brothers, JJP Print & Promotion, Kantar Media, MCL Edinburgh, Menzies Distribution, Pensord, Primitive Media, The Scots Magazine.
About the PPA
The PPA says: “The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) promotes and protects the interests of print and online publishers of consumer and business media in the UK. The PPA has around 200 publishing companies in its membership, which collectively produce more than 2,500 consumer and business magazines and journals as well as digital media, data products and events.”
About PPA Scotland
The PPA says: “PPA Scotland represents 30 member organisations from the Scottish magazine publishing & printing industry. The Chairman of PPA Scotland is Helenor Gilmour, Head of Consumer Insight & Brand Development, DC Thomson, Dundee. PPA Scotland Business Manager is Kathy Crawford.”
